PTJ Special Series Inspires Editor in Chief to Consider Returning to Clinical Practice

Wednesday, February 06, 2013

PTJ Special Series Inspires Editor in Chief to Consider Returning to Clinical Practice

"I
am so excited by the December issue and these 10 articles that I'm really
considering changing my path and going out to see if I can help develop acute
care specialization and become a practicing clinician again," says PTJ Editor in Chief Rebecca Craik, PT, PhD, FAPTA, at the conclusion of the latest Craikcast.

Joining
Craik this month in discussing the articles that complete the 2-part PTJ Special Series on Rehabilitation for
People With Critical Illness are coeditors Patricia
Ohtake, PT, PhD, Dale Needham, MD, and Dale Strasser, MD. The group also
discusses quality improvement research, a key topic of the articles in the
February edition of the critical care special series. The first part of the
series was published in the December 2012 issue.

Comments

Let us all hope she practices in private practice where she can deal with the regulations the private practice owners navigate. In addition, she can advocate for Medicare change rather than ignorantly upholding these policies as a model for practice as some do.

Posted by Sean
on 2/7/2013 1:08 AM

This month's PTJ article "Translating Research Into Clinical Practice: The Role of Quality Improvement. .." is relevant to many settings and care types. It provides a clear bridge between clinical care / QI and translational research. Think of how many measures and observations could be both clinical- and research-friendly if our QI processes in all settings were better structured.